All articles by Anthony King – Page 7
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ResearchRenewable rocket fuel made by genetically engineered soil bacteria
Bioengineered bacteria synthesise extremely energy dense cyclopropane chains
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BusinessNovartis cutting up to 8000 jobs
Restructure splits commercial activities geographically instead of by treatment area
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NewsEuropean commission proposal seeks to cut EU pesticide use in half by 2030
Ambitious targets will rely on roll-out of integrated pest management techniques and extra payments to farmers
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NewsNew questions raised over Sputnik Covid vaccine results point to fraudulent practices
Analysis comparing Sputnik results with five other Covid vaccines finds phase 3 trial outcome is highly improbable
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BusinessSoapbark branches out to fill essential role in vaccine recipes
The soapbark tree has long been used in traditional medicines, but is now coveted for some of our newest vaccines
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NewsQuestion marks over cannabidiol’s safety in food, European agency finds
Food safety body has already received more than 150 applications to add CBD to food products
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ResearchGene therapy showcases technique to extend life in mice
Lab mice lived significantly longer after receiving one of two genes, delivered using a mouse herpes virus
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BusinessWhat is the future of Covid-19 pharmaceuticals?
Firms anticipate long-term markets for prevention and treatment
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NewsHope stirs anew for Australian research following election
Labor party’s win leads to cautious optimism about science funding and climate policies
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ResearchAll of life’s nucleic acids could have extraterrestrial origins
All five nucleobases of RNA and DNA found in three meteorites
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BusinessUK takes subscription approach for new antibiotics
Decoupling payment from prescriptions helps preserve last-line antibiotics and encourage R&D
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ResearchDiscovery of microplastics in people raises difficult questions about health implications
Scientists keep finding tiny polymer particles in lungs, blood and placentas – but what does that mean means for people’s health?
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BusinessWar in Ukraine prompts companies to quit Russia
Sectors supplying medicines and food try to reduce impact on civilians
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BusinessModerna sued over Covid-19 vaccine-related patents
Arbutus and Genevant say lipid nanoparticles that protect mRNA infringe six key patents
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ResearchNanobots snap up pollutants with their polymer ‘hands’ to clean up water
Magnetically-guided system can trap arsenic and herbicide atrazine
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BusinessUkraine invasion rattles global supply chains
Russia’s war against Ukraine will impact supplies of metals, noble gases and more
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ResearchExtent of pharmaceutical pollution on every continent on Earth revealed
Largest study of its kind creates map of drug contamination hotspots
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ResearchArray of compounds found in plastics promote fat cell formation in vitro
A third of thousands of chemicals that leach from consumer polymers linked to the development of fat cells
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BusinessTrials start of mRNA vaccine for HIV
First steps towards protection from the many and variable viral strains
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NewsExplainer: How do the Covid vaccines measure up against each other and omicron?
Looking at how the evidence stacks up for vaccines against variants and how their performance holds up over time